Fiveangled dodder vs Raposa-do-campo

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Raposa-do-campo
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cuscuta	Lycalopex
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Raposa-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.